CNN's "grown up" Erickson back to likening public figures to child molesters on Twitter

When CNN hired RedState honcho Erick Erickson earlier this year the cable network faced a wave of criticism for making him a contributor despite his long history of hateful commentary.

Among other things, Erickson once took to Twitter calling then-Supreme Court Justice David Souter a "goat fucking child molester."

As controversy over his hiring mounted, Erickson made his way to CNN's Reliable Sources for an interview with Howard Kurtz. During the interview the right-wing blogger claimed that he had "grown up" since making that and other hateful and incendiary comments.

Right-wing media outlets are parroting the attacks of an anti-LGBTQ hate group on Connecticut’s openly gay comptroller, Kevin Lembo. Lembo recently sent the American Family Association (AFA) a letter asking the group to submit written documentation certifying it complies with the nondiscrimination regulations governing the Connecticut State Employee Campaign for Charitable Giving (CSEC), which allows Connecticut State employees to contribute to qualifying non-profit charities through payroll deductions. Lembo’s office has since been “flooded” with emails and phone calls from AFA supporters.